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This week on Wide Open Throttle, host Jessi Lang takes us to Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for a behind-the-scenes look at our 2012 Best Driver’s Car program, and a sneak peek at what you can expect to see starting Monday, August 20 during Best Driver’s Car Week.

First Motor Trend staffers explain what Best Driver’s Car is. As editor-at-large Angus Mackenzie puts it, “It’s not about raw numbers…because if it was a top fuel dragster would be the Best Driver’s Car.” Instead the competition is about finding the car that drivers can best take to the limit of their abilities, and the limits of the car as well. This opens up Best Driver’s Car to a pretty wide range of cars – from the $26,000 200-hp Subaru BRZ, all the way up to the nearly $400,000 691-hp Lamborghini Aventador.

Best Driver’s Car Week kicks off on August 20 with three hot laps of three contenders at Laguna Seca, along with a companion story containing driver Randy Pobst’s notes on each car. The remaining six contenders will be lapped Tuesday and Wednesday, and the winner will be unveiled on Thursday. The icing on the cake will be our follow-up to last year’s “World’s Greatest Drag Race” on Friday. For now, check out the behind-the-scenes look at the 2012 Best Driver’s Car competition below.